Site icon Pathshala Nepal

What is an algebraic function?

Functions and Polynomials
Online Calculator

Define algebraic function.


1 Answer


The function which describes the correspondence between two variables x and y which are obtained by the finite rules is called an algebraic function. For example f(x) = y = x + 2.

Algebraic functions include only algebraic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and fractional and rational exponents. An algebraic function is like a machine where some real numbers go in, a given set of mathematical operations occurs as a process and another number is returned out.

The number that goes in is called a domain generally denoted as x and the number that comes out is called a range generally represented as y. The process that occurs is the function. There are various types of algebraic functions such as linear, quadratic, cubic, polynomial, and radical.

 

Topics from Optional Math
Related Questions